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The Ins and Outs of Pediatric Chest Wall Deformities

CE Information
1.0 CE credit
Completion Time
1 hour
Available Until
July 1, 2026
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Overview

Specialties
Acute Care, Adult, Family, and Pediatric
Subspecialties
Cardiovascular, Complementary, Emergency, Hospital Medicine, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Respiratory/Pulmonology, and Wound Care
Clinical Topics
Pain, Patient Outcomes, Pediatrics, and Surgery

This is a one hour educational session on assessment, evaluation and current treatment of pediatric chest wall deformities. This presentation covers both identification of pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum along with appropriate patient evaluation followed by treatment planning. Discussion about both medical and surgical treatment plans based on patient needs. 

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify pectus excavatum 
  2. Identify pectus carinatum 
  3. Describe treatment options for pectus excavatum and carinatum 

Speakers

Suzanne Kujawa
Suzanne Kujawa MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Pediatric Surgery- Chest Wall Deformities

Laurie Sands
Laurie Sands MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Pediatric Surgery- Chest Wall Deformities

CE Information

This activity offers 1.0 CE credit to attendees.

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Duration: 44 minutes | Quality: HD
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$25.00

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